Chippewa County Suicide Prevention Coalition to host screening of ‘Do It For Daniel’

Wednesday

Dec 6, 2017 at 8:15 AM

The Chippewa County Suicide Prevention Coalition (CCSPC) will host a screening of the “Do It For Daniel” documentary on Thursday, at 6:30 p.m. at the Cisler Center on the campus of Lake Superior State University in Sault Ste. Marie.

The event is free for all community members.

“Do it for Daniel” is a documentary about Daniel Olson. He suffered his whole life with depression and anxiety. From the outside, he looked like he had it all: An All-State quarterback for the Ishpeming football team, great family and great friends. But, few people knew the battle Olson was fighting on the inside. He ultimately took his own life — not because he wanted to die, but because he just couldn't live with the pain any longer.

The stigma of depression (or any type of mental illness) will only be broken down by educating and getting people to talk openly about the fact that it is a medical disease.

In a press release, the CCSPC states, “Our goal is to spread the word and hopefully this movie will touch many lives. We want people to realize they are not alone. 1 in 5 people will suffer with some form of mental illness in their life time.”

“Our wish is that this movie will also show the power of love, strength and determination,” says the CCSPC. “A community that rallied behind a dark situation and banded together to over come the odds and grow together off the field as much as they did on. If we all as a team and community believe and work hard enough, anything is possible!”